2496 Charles Robert KENDALL

Date of enlistment 12th July 1915
Rank at enlistment Private
Company Transferred to 60th Battalion
Significant events while with the AIF Wounded in Action – Fromelles

Hospitalised sick on three ocassions

Summary of Private Kendall’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date Location Event
16th January 1918 Australia Discharged – medically unfit. Hypertrophy of heart; deformed left hand from wounding and muscular weakness
24th October 1917 Australia Disembarked
27th August 1917 England Return to Australia on NZHT82 Pakeha
2nd August 1917 England Marched in to No.2 Command Depot Weymouth
23rd May 1917 England Marched in to 2nd Training Battalion No.5 Camp Durrington
22nd May 1917 England Discharged to Depot
19th May 1917 England Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital – adentitis
11th December 1916 England Marched in to 2nd Training Battalion No.5 Camp Durrington
9th December 1916 England Marched out to Larkhill
3rd November 1916 England To No.4 Command Depot Wareham
28th September 1916 England Absent without leave at Perham Down. Award 7 days CC plus forfeiture of 6 days pay
12th September 1916 England Discharged to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
2nd August 1916 England Embarked at Calais on HS Newhaven for England, and admitted Northern General Hospital Sheffield
21st July 1916 France Admitted 30th General Hospital
19th July 1916 France Wounded in Action – gunshot wound left hand
29th June 1916 France Disembarked Marseille
19th June 1916 Egypt Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Kinfauns Castle
10th March 1916 Egypt Discharged to duty
20th May 1916 Egypt Discharged to Unit
17th May 1916 Egypt Admitted 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post – conjunctivitis
20th April 1916 Egypt Transferred to and Taken on Strength to 60th Battalion – Duntroon Plateau
23rd February 1916 Egypt Admitted No.3 Auxiliary Hospital Heliopolis – influenza
8th January 1916 Egypt Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25th October 1915 Egypt Disembarked Alexandria
29th September 1915 Australia Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
2nd August 1915 Australia Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion
19th July 1915 Australia Marched into Broadmeadows depot

 

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